Hypnobabies Doula

I'm pleased to announce that I'm now working towards becoming a Certified Hypno-Doula.

Maybe you have never heard of Hypnobabies before. Consider this...

What If...
Your Baby Could be Born Unmedicated,
Alert and Looking Right Into Your Eyes?...

What If...
You Could *Enjoy* Childbirth in
Comfort, Joy and Love?...

What If...
You Could Have it ALL?
Now, YOU CAN.

To learn more please contact me or visit hypnobabies.com. Classes are taught locally at Nashville Birth & Babies and a Self-Study option is also available. As a Hypno-Doula, I have been uniquely trained to work with the hypnosis techniques that you will learn to appropriately support both you and your partner on birthing day!

My training materials included several of the Hypnobabies CDs and I am thrilled to add those to my lending library. If you are curious about Hypnobabies, I would encourage you to have a listen and get a glimpse of how relaxed you can become. I have the following tracks available for you to borrow.

• What is Hypnobabies Hypnosis for Childbirth?
• "Relax Me" Hypnosis Session
• Entering Hypnosis with a Special Word Cue
• Joyful Pregnancy Affirmations
• Baby, Stay IN!
• Come Out, Baby!
• Birthing Day Affirmations

Client Testimonial

I have nothing but wonderful things to say about having Staci as our Doula for the birth of our daughter on August 15th 2012. There were many ways she was such a wonderful doula. She was thorough in her explanations and education about birth with us. She really helped me stay accountable to my desired birth plan and she is so easy to talk to and work with. She was very reassuring by how prepared, knowledgeable, and compassionate she was through the whole process. I really knew that she cared for me and my husband through the whole process and her kindness showed through the whole labor and delivery as she helped guide my husband and I through each and every contraction with gentleness, knowledge of coping techniques in labor and reminders of ways to make it all go as smoothly as possible. She has a kindred spirit and I cannot recommend her enough as I already have told many people about her. Anyone would be glad to have her as their doula.

Shawna & Rich Brinsfield 
Nashville, TN

REVIEW: The Doula Book (Klaus, Kennell)

The Doula Book: How a Trained Labor Companion Can Help You Have a Shorter, Easier, and Healthier Birth 

By: Marshall H. Klaus, M.D.; John H. Kennell, M.D.; and Phyllis H. Klaus, C.S.W., M.F.T.

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I think this is a fantastic read for parents. I was expecting this book to me more like The Birth Partner but it seems it was written more for parents than it is for doulas. As a birth professional, I appreciated the information given as it makes a case for having a doula present during labor and delivery. However, it didn't necessarily teach me anything new. With that being said, there was some helpful information found in the appendix of the book, which does pertain specifically to doulas and appears to be written to our perpective. 

The authors site several studies and show how doulas can have a positive impact on a woman's pregnancy, birth experience, post partum period and breastfeeding relationship. They give several scenarios of how a birth doula will benefit the family and serves as a compliment to the father. Having a doula present 

• reduces the need for cesarean section, 
• shortens the length of labor, 
• decreases the pain medication required,
• enhances bonding and breast-feeding. 

As I was reading the text, I found some information to be a bit outdated as the book was first published in 2003. However, a little research led me to find that a 3rd edition has just been released this year, which contains more content and updated pictures. If you are considering this book, I would highly recommend seeking the latest edition. You will be able to identify it by the new cover.